Chorus:Oooooh ya better watch out, ya better not cry,Ya better not shout, I’m telling you whyThe anti Christ is comin’ to town.He’s got a big list of sins that aren’t nice.He’s tried to pollute the world once or twice.The anti Christ is comin’ to townHe knows about Messiah, He knows the Word is true,He knows about the promises that the Lord made to the Jew.ChorusHe knows how to deceive you. The things he says are fake.He knows if you’ve been true to God, so be true for your own sakeChorus:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Dan 7:19 "Then I desired to know the exact meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its claws of bronze, and which devoured, crushed and trampled down the remainder with its feet, Dan 7:20 and the meaning of the ten horns that were on its head and the other horn which came up, and before which three of them fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth uttering great boasts and which was larger in appearance than its associates. Dan 7:21 "I kept looking, and that horn was waging war with the saints and overpowering them Dan 7:22 until the Ancient of Days came and judgment was passed in favor of the saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the saints took possession of the kingdom. Dan 7:23 "Thus he said: 'The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, which will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth and tread it down and crush it. Dan 7:24 'As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the previous ones and will subdue three kings. Dan 7:25 'He will speak out against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations in times and in law; and they will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time. Dan 7:26 'But the court will sit for judgment, and his dominion will be taken away, annihilated and destroyed forever. Dan 7:27 'Then the sovereignty, the dominion and the greatness of all the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the people of the saints of the Highest One; His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions will serve and obey Him.' Dan 7:28 "At this point the revelation ended. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts were greatly alarming me and my face grew pale, but I kept the matter to myself."

This passage in Daniel seems to be related to a number of passages found in the book of Revelation, specifically Revelation chapters 17 through 20. Time and room do not allow me to address all the specific details on this matter. That will be addressed in a later blog. But suffice it to say that I believe that the beast in Daniel 7 is the same beast in these chapters in Revelation. The job of this beast is to defile the saints. cause them to worship a false god and make sure they abandon the Torah and the feasts of the Lord. He does this very aggressively.There have been many historical figures and kingdoms who have tried to fulfill this job description as posted by the devil himself. Pharaoh, Haman, Nebuchadnezzar, Belteshezaer, Darius, Antiochus Epiphanes, the Caesars, 70 AD Titus’ destruction of Jerusalem, 135 AD Hadrian’s expulsion of the Jews from Israel, the formal establishment of the Catholic Church in 325 AD under Constantine, the establishment of Islam by Mohamed in approximately 622 AD. Martin Luther in his writings against Jews, Stalin, Hitler, Sadam Husain, Amadinijad. The list could go on.

The job description, if it were to be posted in the newspaper. would go something like this. “Looking for a charismatic, yet vile personality who is willing to pose as a demigod. Good communications skills are a must. Tasks will be to undermine the Torah and forbid the Jews to celebrate the Biblical feasts found in Lev. 23. Must be willing kill all those opposed to this agenda. Experience in beheading is a plus. Applicants will be judged by past performances of despotic behavior. Knowledge of the Scriptures is mandatory as it will be rewritten and reinterpreted by the applicant. If interested, please apply in person and be prepared to bring recommendations of despicable, despotic murderous past behavior.”This is the behavior that has been typical of all of the above-mentioned despots who were prototypes of this beast found in Daniel and Revelation. The one thing that we can be assured of is that Satan has, for centuries, tried to install his anti Messiah and Beast as soon as he can.

The Lord however has a prophetic time line and will not allow this to happen until He says it is time. Satan has tried to undermine this time line by getting this anti Messiah character inaugurated many times throughout history. His thought is this: if he can install his man before the Lord allows it, then the prophesies will be out of their time. This will confound the Lord and His will. This is why so many of these despots look the same and have done the same thing. They refuse to allow the Jews to practice living Torah-observant lives, and they outlaw the celebration of the Biblical feasts. This is no small plot. The Torah and the feasts are foundational elements that make the Jewish people who they are. Separate the Jews from their Torah and feasts and there is nothing left of their identity.The Holy days are the events that speak of the Lord’s great acts of salvation to Israel and the world. The Torah is the Lord’s standard of behavior for the nation of Israel. It is also the testimony to the world.

Moses Commands ObedienceDeu 4:1 "Now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the judgments which I am teaching you to perform, so that you may live and go in and take possession of the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. Deu 4:2 "You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you. Deu 4:3 "Your eyes have seen what the LORD has done in the case of Baal-peor, for all the men who followed Baal-peor, the LORD your God has destroyed them from among you. Deu 4:4 "But you who held fast to the LORD your God are alive today, every one of you. Deu 4:5 "See, I have taught you statutes and judgments just as the LORD my God commanded me, that you should do thus in the land where you are entering to possess it. Deu 4:6 "So keep and do them, for that is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes and say, 'Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.' Deu 4:7 "For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as is the LORD our God whenever we call on Him? Deu 4:8 "Or what great nation is there that has statutes and judgments as righteous as this whole law which I am setting before you today? Deu 4:9 "Only give heed to yourself and keep your soul diligently, so that you do not forget the things which your eyes have seen and they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your sons and your grandsons. Satan wants to do everything he can to keep Israel from fulfilling their calling to be a light to the world.Isa 42:6 "I am the LORD, I have called You in righteousness, I will also hold You by the hand and watch over You, And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the nations.”

This is why Christmas is such an affront to the Lord. It is a very subtle attempt by Satan to make us think that the message is being preached through the lie of Christmas. It has all the appearances, entrapments, and false promises for peace on earth and good will to men. but it is a poor substitute to replace and delegitimize the Lord’s prophetic appointed times and seasons fulfilled by Yeshua. If Satan can’t inaugurate his man early, he will do the job through the back door. The establishment and celebration of Christmas is all part of that scheme – destroy the Torah/instruction of the Lord and alter the times and season, replace it with a man-made hollow day that is steeped in Catholic and pagan rituals and traditions, then sprinkle it with holy water and try to redeem it for the Lord.

Dan 7:25 'He will speak out against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations in times and in law; and they will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time.

Satan’s plot always looks good but never truly does what it promises to do. All of the half truths will be exposed in the end. The true Messiah will be revealed, and there will be no mistaking who He is and what He really wants from His people.

Isa2:1 The word which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. Isa 2:2 Now it will come about that In the last days The mountain of the house of the LORD Will be established as the chief of the mountains, And will be raised above the hills; And all the nations will stream to it. Isa 2:3 And many peoples will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; That He may teach us concerning His ways And that we may walk in His paths." For the law will go forth from Zion And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. Isa 2:4 And He will judge between the nations, And will render decisions for many peoples; And they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, And never again will they learn war. Isa 2:5 Come, house of Jacob, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.

TheLord changes not…Mal 3:6 “For I, the LORD, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.”

If the Lord is the same yesterday today and forever… Heb 13:8 “Yeshua Hamashiach is the same yesterday and today and forever.”

If the Lord has decreed that His Word should not be added to or anything taken away…Deut 12:32 “Whatever I command you, you shall be careful to do; you shall not add to nor take away from it.”Prov 30:6 “Do not add to His words or He will reprove you, and you will be proved a liar.”

If The Lord would not allow Nadab and Abihuto to offer strange fire… Leviticus 10 “1Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their respective fire pans, and after putting fire in them, placed incense on it and offered strange fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them. 2And fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD. 3Then Moses said to Aaron, ‘It is what the LORD spoke, saying,‘By those who come near Me I will be treated as holy, and before all the people I will be honored.’ So Aaron, therefore, kept silent.”

If King Saul’s offering was rejected… 1Sam 13: 8Now he waited seven days, according to the appointed time set by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattering from him. 9So Saul said, “Bring to me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered the burnt offering. 10As soon as he finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him and to greet him. 11But Samuel said, “What have you done?” And Saul said, “Because I saw that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come within the appointed days, and that the Philistines were assembling at Michmash, 12therefore I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not asked the favor of the LORD.’ So I forced myself and offered the burnt offering.” 13Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, for now the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. 14“But now your kingdom shall not endure. The LORD has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has appointed him as ruler over His people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you.”

...then why do we think it is wrong for the anti Messiah to attempt to do this when the Church is guilty of the same thing by substituting His Word with the traditions of men?

Concerning that Yeshua said…Mark 71The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem, 2and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed. 3(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders; 4and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.) 5The Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?” 6And He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honor Me with their lips,But their heart is far away from Me.7 ‘But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’8“Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.”

Mark’s explanation of this ritual of hand washing in these verses corresponds to the commentary and details set forth in the Mishna tractate called Yadayim. This ritual is called n’tilat-yadayim. The issue here is not washing one’s hands. It is about putting the traditions and authority of men on the same level as the Word of the Lord. Just like King Saul; just like Nadab and Abihu; just like so many in the Church do with Christmas. So we have to ask ourselves, do we celebrate the Word of the Lord or the traditions of men elevated to an inordinate stature as the some in the Church have done? This is the lie of Satan and his anti Messiah to confuse the saints with a false narrative that goes against the nature and commands of the Lord. We need to recognize this subtlety and not be fooled now so when the time comes and the Lord does allow the real anti Messiah to make his appearance, we won’t be fooled again.

If you find yourself getting offended with this message, then feel free to prove me wrong. But just remember, if you can’t defend your point by the Word of the Lord, then your defense is only based on the traditions and authority of men. This is what the anti Messiah will do as well.

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Rabbi Henry Morse's ministry has taken him all over the world. He is an accomplished speaker, author, trained acrobat, and physical comedian. In addition to the active and growing congregation in Stoughton, MA, he and his wife Cherri helped launch a messianic congregation in Hilo Hawaii in 2011.